Week 9: Chapter 8 — Tend to Your Soul

1.Freeman argues that soul neglect — running on empty spiritually and emotionally — produces worse decisions, more reactivity, and greater anxiety. Can you think of a time when you made a poor decision that was partly a product of a depleted or neglected soul?

2.She emphasizes that 'tending to your soul' looks different in different seasons and for different personalities — it is not a one-size-fits-all prescription. What are the two or three things that most genuinely restore your soul (not things that merely distract you)?

3.Freeman writes about the difference between soul care and self-care in the popular sense — the latter being primarily about comfort and the former being about genuine restoration and presence with God. Where do you land on that spectrum? Are you practicing soul care, self-care, or neither?